Genesis 25-26 Faith Minus

Isaac was 40 when he married Rebekah and 60 when his twin boys were born.  That made Abraham 160 when they were born and he lived to be 175.  His grandsons were 15 or so when he died.  The family of the promise now numbered four, and had a long way to go to be an numerous as the stars.

Turmoil began to set in, I suppose as Satan began to target that promise.  God had told Rebekah that there would be strife between her boys and their personality differences caused a lot of it.  The oldest, Esau, showed little regard for his family birthright as the first son.  The youngest, Jacob, lived up to his name – the conniver.

Isaac, like his father Abraham, fell victim to doubt at times, despite his great faith.  Since we, too, can experience this, it seems that God was showing me something important about Himself in the sidebar in my Bible this morning:  “God protects and provides for people who follow Him.  Even though we may doubt, God’s faithfulness does not waver.”  It went on:  “Faith is an in-depth assurance, a profound certainty that God will actually do what, in the Bible, He says He will do.”

And the promises He makes in the Bible apply as much to us today as they did to Abraham and Isaac back then.  We can take them to the bank just as surely as Abraham and Isaac could.

Father, I look back at what You’ve taken me through over the past ten years especially.  You’ve grown my faith by showing me time after time Your faithfulness, especially in the tough times.  Thank You for being my Promisekeeper!

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford